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Putin will not attend BRICS summit by ‘mutual agreement’
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the summit of the BRICS group of nations in South Africa in August “by mutual agreement”, South Africa’s presidency said on Wednesday.
Russia will be represented by its Foreign Minister…
US soldier detained in North Korea after ‘willfully’ crossing border
two sides could meet for negotiations and prisoner swaps.
US soldiers are stationed on the South Korean side of the JSA because they were part of the original United Nations Command.
Over the decades the JSA has seen sporadic bouts of…
Trump says he expects indictment in 2020 election probe
Former US President Donald Trump has said he expects to be arrested by a federal investigation into the 6 January 2021 riot at the Capitol.
In a post on his social media website, he said he was informed by special counsel Jack Smith on…
Russia halts wartime Black Sea grain deal, putting global food security at risk
Russia said on Monday, July 17, it has halted an unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed more…
UK relaxes visa rules to attract foreign construction workers
Britain has added a number of construction roles to its “shortage occupation list”, allowing the building industry to bring in staff from abroad more easily to help employers struggling to fill positions.
Bricklayers, masons, roofers,…
At least 37 dead in South Korea after torrential rains and landslides
The bodies of eight people trapped in a tunnel submerged by heavy rain in central South Korea were pulled out on Sunday, taking the death toll from days of torrential rain that have pounded the country to 37.
Mr Seo Jeong-il, a fire…
Gilgo Beach murders: Architect charged in US serial killer case
same stretch of Gilgo Beach between 2010-11, linked to nine women, one man and a toddler. The identities of four, including the toddler, her mother and the man, remain unidentified.
Ms Gilbert’s remains were eventually found, and an…
UNDP calls for debt repayment breaks as poverty rates rise
A United Nations agency urged global finance ministers to give poor countries debt repayment breaks, estimating the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent surge in inflation and borrowing costs had pushed an extra 165 million people into poverty.…
EU parliament passes nature restoration bill in knife-edge vote
The European Parliament has voted to pass a fiercely contested law to restore degraded natural ecosystems, salvaging the environmental measures that centre-right lawmakers had campaigned to kill off.
European Union lawmakers on Wednesday…
Trump seeks to delay classified documents trial until after 2024 election
Donald Trump has asked for his trial on charges of illegally stashing classified documents to be postponed until after the 2024 election.
In a filing on Monday, lawyers for the former US president said a proposed trial date of 11…